What's on in London this week (including FREE shows) w/c June 22nd 2009

Here is my hand picked list of gigs happening in London this week. Please leave a comment if you think I've missed any worth knowing about.

Monday 22nd June
White Denim/DEAD WEATHER LIVE STREAM instore @ Rough Trade East (FREE) 7pm
Slow Club + Viking Moses + Pete Ingo @ ICA
The Magic Numbers @ Union Chapel

Tuesday 23rd June
The Low Anthem + Gemma Ray + Snowbird @ Union Chapel
Slow Club instore @ Pure Groove (FREE) 1:15pm
The Thermals @ Cargo
Blue Ghost presents Chew Lips, Indica Ritual, Wild Palms @ The Lexington

Wednesday 24th June
She Keeps Bees @ The Britannia
Shonen Knife @ The Windmill
The Dead Weather @ HMV Forum

Thursday 25th June
The Low Anthem instore @ Rough Trade East (FREE) 7pm
Hot 8 Brass Band @ The Scala
Shonen Knife instore @ Pure Groove (FREE) 1:15pm
Lulu and the Lampshades + Tristam and Hungamunga DJs @ The Slaughtered Lamb

Friday 26th June
LET'S WRESTLE + Video Nasties + Evans The Death + ADHDJS DJS @ Luminaire
Battant instore @ Rough Trade East (FREE) 7pm
Post War Years @ Pure Groove (FREE) 7:30pm

Saturday 27th June
Action Beat ft.Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring, Pennines, Pagan Wanderer Lu, Tim Ten Yen, Alan MX, A Scholar and A Physician, and Hysterical Injury @ The Windmill

Neil Young with Mumford & Sons, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Johnny Flynn, Priscilla Ahn, The Magic Numbers, Pretenders, Ben Harper, Seasick Steve, Fleet Foxes, and Steve Appleton @ Hyde Park

Sunday 28th June
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band with Dave Matthews Band, James Morrison, Starsailor, Joshua Radin, Pretty Things, Gaslight Anthem, and The Low Anthem @ Hyde Park
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti @ Bardens Boudoir

(In case any concerts have changed dates/ changed venues/ been cancelled or I've made a typo, you'd be wise to check out the venue websites before heading out the door)

The Low Anthem return to the UK this week with 3 concerts in the capital including one free show for the "I'm not so sure about them yetters" at Rough Trade East on Thursday. I'm very sure about how good they are and would recommend getting yourself to at least one of these concerts while they're over here.

Portland's finest The Thermals are playing Cargo tomorrow (23rd). Here's the video for 'No Culture Icons'. I really like this song, reminds me of being younger and stupid, my husband thinks it's awful, I think he's wrong and sooo unfair!

The Thermals - No Culture Icons

On a totally different note, here are a couple of websites that have been making me chuckle:

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

LOL Celebs

Have a good week whatever you're up to,

Chalky xo

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